1886 - Arturo Toscanini conducted the Rio de Janeiro Orchestra and "Aida."
1967 - The Beatles recorded "All You Need Is Love" live on the "Our World" program.
1969 - The Hollies recorded "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother," with Elton John playing piano.
1969 - Mick Taylor made his first concert appearance with the Rolling Stones after he had replaced Brian Jones.
1984 - The soundtrack "Purple Rain" was released five weeks ahead of the film.
1984 - Patti Scialfa joined Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band.
1988 - Hillel Slovak of the Red Hot Chili Peppers died.
1992 - Billy Joel got his high school diploma. He had overslept and missed English and Gym finals 25 years before.
1995 - Pearl Jam canceled their tour because of an ongoing feud with Ticketmaster.
2003 - The Recording Industry Association of America disclosed its plans to fight Internet piracy. The plan was to sue hundreds of individual computer users who illegally share music files online. The process was planned to begin the next day.
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